PLAGAL CADENCE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A cadence (frequently ending church music) in which the chord of the subdominant precedes the chord of the tonic

Synonyms:

amen cadence; plagal cadence

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Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("plagal cadence" is a kind of...):

cadence (the close of a musical section)

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